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With election season in full swing, a couple questions have been raised to me in recent weeks about potential conflicts of interest for two of the Clark County District 2 candidates. The first is with Democrat ChuckGreen, who is the Bus Rapid Transit project manager at C-Tran. It’s no secret that the current council is […]

If Kathleen Metzger hadn’t filed for Vancouver City Council position 5, there wouldn’t need to be a primary race for the seat. Two other candidates, Ty Stober and Linda Glover, also filed for the position 5, which Councilor Larry Smith is vacating at the end of the year. Running for City Council in a city […]

This week’s approval of a home rule charter could have a ripple effect beyond just Clark County government. The new charter could also bring some new faces to the boards of C-Tran and the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council. All three county commissioners now have an automatic ticket to both transportation-related boards. But with the […]

And now, a guest post by state political reporter Stevie Mathieu, who wrote a profile of a new political action committee, H-Roc, in January: A political action committee aimed at supporting women candidates in Clark County recently put local government hopefuls through a rigorous interview process. Four women emerged to earn endorsements from the PAC. […]

Clark County Commissioner David Madore has a casting call out for folks considering running for city council positions this year. Yes, it could be you. Now, I could write a whole bunch of words about how he probably won’t support someone who favors light rail and tolls, or how there are some seats that are […]